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Original application filed liovember 28,"1922,-*Seria1' No. 608,865, Divided-end mic application filed =May To all 'whom z't ma-y concern: 3

Be it known that I, THOMASgA. NEviNa a V citizen of the United States, 7 and a resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the countyend State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Match-Mak- -ing Machine, of which the following is a full, --clear, andexact description.

Theresent invention relates to new and useful improvements in match-making machines, and it pertains more particularlyto that type of machine employed for m anu 'facturing match packets or matches in book form, the present application'being a division from my application filed November 28, 1922, 'bearing Serial No.r603,865.

It is one ofthe objects of the present invention to provide a new and improved form'o-f mechanism ;for forming the strips which constitute the back of the match packets. j 1 *Suction or-vacuum has been heretofore employed in the 3 feeding of the strips, but in such-mechanism-it is thecoinmon practice alto employ a mechanically drivenor' controlled valve whereby-the-vacuum is intermittently' broken to release the-stripfrom avacuumEfeeding mechanism. The vacuum mechanism described has disadvantages, among the greatest ;of 'whichis that when thevacuum is-broken a sudden release of I the stripcauses the same to become disarranged with'respect to its holder or-carrier and thus ruins the operation ofjthe-machine. {It is a further object ofthe present ,in- .vention to provide-a suction or vacuum feeding mechanism whereinthe vacu-uniis maintained constant, and the movement of the carrier or holder of the; strips f r'minthe match books serves to move the; match-"books out of contact with the'nozzleof the suction device, thus eliminatingthexnecessit of-a mechanically ti-med valve for establishing and 1 breaking the vacuum or suction of the ,fee r With theabove and other objects in view, reference is had to the, accompanying drawings, in which 7 Figure-1 isa top plan view of a machine constructed in accordance'withthe present invention 1 is a -'detail sectional view taken on V machine-bed, and said bedissupported by means of legs or :the like r (not .shown). Mounted on :therbed 15 are two bearings 16,

and revolubly mountedinsaidbearings 16' isaa shaft :17,which extends longitudinally of-zithe b'ed." Thereference character 18 designates-a power pulley, and-said pulley is.

carriedjby ashaft 19, to whichrissecured in such-manner ,asstorrotate: therewith, a clutch collar 20. zlhis clutch collar .20 .is adapted to engage a: clutch collar'21 carried by a gear 4 immediately below ,a vgear 22, ,WhlOh'jlHttBI gear is mounted upon the shaft 17 The reference numeral 23 designates alever-ipivoted asat. 24,-ifor. operating the clutch collar 2.0. :Bysthis mechanisrnitis apparent that :Whenp-the clutchcollar 20 is engaged vwith the; clutchyelement 21, the gear '(not shown) will be ioperatively 1 connected ;.-to the shaft -19,,andwill.serveto drivezthe gear22, and through: the medium thereof, impart rotary n mtionzitoitlle-shaftjli 4 if ":Mounted in bearings :25 is -,a .'shaft 26, which ,Fextends -at iright angles: to the shaft 17, andsaid .shaftx26 carries a bevel gear "27-,adaptedrto .mesh' with a bevel gear 28 cperatively connectedto. the shaft 17 in such a manne-iwthat said vbevelngear 28 will, through-the medium .ofthe' bevel gear 27, drive the :slraft 1 26. Mounted'in bearings 29 Ilis a5shajft 30, and said shaftt30 ha'sopera- -;tively "connectedthereto a bevel gear 31, when in -tur n ;meshes with a I; bevel gear 32 carried'byl'the shaft 17 in such aman'ner that through the-medium ofthe bevel gear 31,'the hefielljgear 32 will drive the-shaft 30. Theire ference numeral 48. designates a carrier or conveyerliadaptedto be operated by a suitable-mechanism ina step-by-step manner. jAsibest seenin'FigI 2, this conveyor ,48 comprises a plurality of carriers 49, .which' are connected'by means of pivotal links15O, Each ,of these carriers 49'has a depressed portio'n,,5 1' in which the various elements are'packed to, be retained.

Carried by a standard 52 secured to the main bed 15 is a hopper 53, and said hopper is adapted to carry elongated strips of cardboard or similar material from which the books containing matches are formed. This hopper is provided with a spring 54, by means of which the cardboard strips are prevented from accidentaldisplacement from the lower end of the hopper. Thisspring, however, permits of the withdrawalof the cardboardrstrips from the bottom of the hopper by the vacuum or suction device.

The bearings 25 heretofore mentioned are carried by standards 55, and, as more clearly shown in Fig. 2, the shaft 26 projects beyond the innermost bearing 25. This shaft is formed with a crank arm 56, and said crank arm is adjustable circumferentially of the shaft 26 by means of a screw 57, said crank arm being split as at 58. Connected to the crank arm 56, as at 59, is a lever 60, and the opposite end of said lever is provided with an elongated slot 61.

Pivotally secured as at 62 to the standard 52 heretofore described as carrying the hop per 53, is a right-angular member 63. This right-angular member 63 has its upper end provided with a pin 6d adapted to operate inthe elongated slot 61 of the lever 60. The opposite end of this right-angular member is provided with two arms 65, more clearly shown in Fig. 3, and each of these arms is provided with a nozzle portion 67. Leading from the nozzle portion 67 to a suitable vacuum producing device (not shown) is a tube 68, by means of which vacuum is created at thenozzle 67 In order to form a more perfect grip on the cardboard, the nozzle 67 is provided with a friction producing insert 68 in the form of a rubber gasket or the like. Connected to the bearing 25, as at 70, is a spring 69, and the 0pposite end of the spring is connected to the pin 64 heretofore mentioned- The mechanism just described is located preferably at the right of the machine and overlies the conveyer A8 heretofore mentioned.

' Carried by'the front of the machine is a feed guide .71, and said feed guide 71 is adaptedto receive the matchstrips 72, it

being understood that two of these match strips are fed together vto the machine, and the match strips are moved by a step-bystep mechanism to be hereinafter more fully described. These match strips are fed to- .ward a cutting machanism 73 of conventional form, and after they are out they are ,fed into the machine by a feeding mech- .anism common to this type of machine.

; The feeding mechanisms heretofore referred to are operated by means of the shaft 30, the forward end of which is provided with a crank 104, to which is pivotallyv connected a, lever 105. This. lever v105 has pivotal connection at one end with a rocking member 106, the end of which is provided with a right-angular extension 107. Pivotally connected, as at 108, is a lever 109, similar in construction to the lever 106, and said levers are pivotally connected by means of a rod 107 By this construction it is apparent that each time the crank member 10% is operated, the levers 106 and 109 will be elevated and again depressed. Simultaneously with this movement a projection 110 on the rod 107 engages between stops 111 and causes a reciprocating movementof a member 112 on which the levers 106 and 109 are pivotally mounted, as indicated at 113 and 114;, respectively. w

The device operates in the following manner:

The hopper 53 is filled with the blanks from which the covers or books are formed and the matches are placed in the feed guide 71, preferably in the form of two super-imposed strips. The machine is nowstarted and immediately the feeding mechanism moves the match strips forward or to the right in Fig. 1. Simultaneously with this operation, the suction device has been elevated as shown indotted lines in Fig. 2,

and has caused the bottom blank to be releft of said figure will move the blank out of contact with the nozzle of the vacuum or suction .feedingdevice and will position an empty carrier of the conveyer in a position to receive one of the blanks upon the next operation of the suctiondevice. As

As the machine continues shown in, Fig, 1, these' blanksmove to the left of the machine, theblanks being designated by the reference character B, and when they reach the position designatedby the reference character Bf in Fig. 1, the

matches designated by the reference character.- C, which have been severed from the strip, are moved by the feeding mechanism on to the blank B, as designated by the reference character B in Fig. -1.

By the construction of the vacuum or suction feeding apparatus, it is apparent that it is not necessary to have a timed valve which will automatically release saidvacuum, but that sufiicient vacuum by this construction can be obtained to position the blanks in the conveyer, and, at the'same time, said vacuum is not strong enough to the conveyer.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine for making match packets,

a conveyer, a hopper carrying the blanks from which the match packets are formed, and a vacuum mechanism includinga pair of nozzles, one movable at each side of the conveyer adapted to remove the blanks from said hopper and deposit them uponsaid con veyer, said vacuum mechanism being continuously operated.

2. In a machine for making match packets, a conveyer, a hopper carrying the blanks from Which the match packets are formed, said hopper overlying said conveyer, and pneumatic means including a pair of noz zles, one movable at each side of the conveyer for singly removing the blanks from the hopper and depositing them upon the conveyer, said pneumatic means being continuously operated;

3. In a machin' e for making match packets, a conveyer, a hopper disposed above said conveyer, said hopper containing the blanks from Which the packets are formed, and a pneumatic means including a pair of nozzles, one movable at each side of the conveyer for extracting the blanks from said hopper and depositing them upon the conveyer, said pneumatic means including a continuously operated suction nozzle movable from a position in' proximity to the conveyer to the hopper and back again to said conveyer.

4:. In a device of the character described, in combination, a hopper, a conveyer movable With respect thereto, and a continuously operated suction nozzle adapted to singly remove the contents of the hopper and deposit the same upon said conveyer, said conveyer constructed to receive and engage an article thus serving to move the articles out of engagement with said continuously operated nozzle after the articles have been deposited thereon by said nozzle.

5. In a match-making machine, a conveyer constructed to receive and engage articles, and a continuously operated suction nozzle adapted to depositarticles upon said conveyer, said nozzle occupying a position adjacent said conveyer and intermittently held against movement relative'thereto to permit of the conveyer having recesses therein receiving the articles thus serving as a stripper to remove the articles from said continuously operated suction nozzle.

6. In a match-making machine, an intermittently movable'conveyer, and an intermittently movable continuous suction nozzle, said conveyer and nozzle being movable at different intervals to permit of the nozzle depositing articles on the conveyer having recesses therein receiving the articles and the conveyer stripping the articles from the nozzle Without interrupting the suction thereof.

7. In a match-making machine, an inter- I mittently operated conveyer, a hopper, an

intermittently operated suction nozzle having uninterrupted suction, said conveyer being inoperative during an operation of the nozzle to permit the nozzle'depositing articles thereon from the hopper, said nozy THOMAS 'ALOYSIUS NEVINS. 

